Tag Archives: Technology

Partly Truth, Partly Fiction

My spam folder is full. Again. There’s a photo from Pam and a document from Louella, neither of whom I know. The Apple Store wants me to update my information; PayPal wants me to verify my account information. The US … Continue reading

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Do You Believe in Magic?

Exploring the Rubik’s Cube again, for the first time. Continue reading

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Just Click

Some thoughts on the silliness of spam. Continue reading

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Tool for this Task

Spring will come, as will spam. Enlivened by two videos! Continue reading

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The Law of No Free Lunch

Musings on the inevitable trade-offs in life and the odd things we lose when we gain time: recognizable signatures, for one. Continue reading

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Never Let It Rest

Hacking my way through the 947-step process required to set up my new laptop, I come face-to-screen with a failure to communicate, caused, perversely, by a commitment to continual improvement. Continue reading

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Inestimably Inscrutable

7 minutes left I’m syncing my laptop to my Dropbox account — my online back-up — and the application is helpfully telling me how much longer it will take. My nearly catastrophic hard-drive crash last September led to this good … Continue reading

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A Trial Separation

It’s the equivalent of at least three full flights up to the airport lounge, but I head to the stairs. As I round the first landing, it hits me. I’m all alone on this climb. I mean, I knew it … Continue reading

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Clams Got Feet: Do Computers Cheat?

It isn’t that I mind losing fair and square. Yeah, yeah, OK, I absolutely detest losing under any conditions, but I accept that I will lose sometimes if the game is hard enough to be interesting. Continue reading

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